Nauru is a small nation located near the Marshall Islands in thePacific Ocean. It is situated in the Micronesian South Pacific. Theclosest island to it is the Banaba Island wh…ich belongs to theRepublic of Kiribati. Nauru has the distinction of being thesmallest nation in the world. It is also the tiniest independentrepublic in the world. It is also the only republic that does nothave an official capital. During the Second World War Nauru was under Japan, it was undertrusteeship at the end of the War and finally became independent in1968. Nauru is about 0.1 times the size of Washington compromising ofjust twenty one sq km. Its natural resources consist mainly ofPhosphates and fish. Its natural hazards are largely droughts thathappen periodically. It has a tropical climate with a monsoonalpattern meaning it gets rain between the months of November rightuntil February.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6396111.stm According to this article, it is due to a mass consumption of junk food and lack of exercise. Apparently Junk food is widely i…mported to that area and is usually much cheaper then fresh vegetables.